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সম্পািকীয় পল্লি পাল

দিখতে দিখতে িছর পার, আতরকবিিার পতূ া এতস দেল। িাঙাবলর মতের দকাতে শরতের েীল আকাশ
আর বশউবলর েতের মে ভাতলা করা অনুভূবে এই সময়বিতে ভরপুর। দকমে দেে এক প্রস্তুবের আতয়া ে
হাওয়ায় হাওয়ায়। হয়তো দস প্রস্তুবে আমাতির এিং আমাতির ভবিষ্যৎ প্র ন্মতির বছন্নমূল ো হতয় োওয়ার
প্রস্তুবে। হয়তো িা দস বভেতিতশ িতস িাংলার বিরেিীে শরতের, িাঙাবলর দেষ্ঠানুষ্ঠাে শারতিাৎসতির
একিুখাবে দছায়োঁ া পাওয়ার প্রস্তুবে। প্রস্তুবে এক পবরিেতত ের। ীিতের িহমােোতক এবেতয় বেতয় োয়
পবরিেতে, েেুে প্র ন্ম দক হাে ধর সতেতহ দশখায় সুপ্রািীে সংস্কৃবেতক এবেতয় বেতয় োওয়ার শঙৃ ্খলা।

প্রবে িছতরর মতো এিছরও বিবিশার প্রতিষ্টায় দুতোত ৎসি উজ্জাপে করা হতে। সকল িালসািাবস দির
এিং িূর দেতক আেে অবেবেতির আমরা াোই শারি-শুতভো। অন্যান্য িাতরর মতো এিারও পতু ার
পবিকা দির করতে সক্ষম হতয়বছ আমরা। এিছর আমার প্রেম প্রতিষ্টা এই পবিকা তেরী করার কাত ।
এই সুখকর অবভজ্ঞো সম্ভি হতয়তছ অতেতকর সাহাতেে এিং সহতোবেোয়। আমাতির অনুতরাতধ োোঁরা োোঁরা
দলখা ও ছবি বিতয়তছে োতোঁ ির সিাইতক বিতশষ ধন্যিাি। আশাকবর আপোতির সিার ভাতলা লােতি
আমাতির এই িছতরর বেতিিে।

িূতোত পতু ার আেন্দধারা িছতরর পর িছর অিোহে োকুক আমাতির এই দছাট্ট প্রয়াতসর মাধেতম, এই
কামো কবর। সিাই ভাতলা োকুে, ভাতলা করুে, ভাতলা ভািুে! শুভবি য়ার আোম অবভিািে এিং
ভাতলািাসা রইতলা সিার তন্য।

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সূিীপি 7
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Editorial 14
Religious Teachings: Pratip Bandyopadhyay 15
Painting: Debjani Sen 16
Poem: Shyamali Nandi 18
Travelogue: Paritosh Das 23
Significance: Molly Ganguly 24
Sketch: Koyel Sengupta 25
Poems: Chanchala Pal 26
Short Story: Sandip Sen 27
Painting: Arpita Sarkar 28
Recipe: Koyel Sengupta 29
Poem: Shyamali Nandi 30
Sketch: Kuheli Chakraborty 31
Short Story: Mitali Mukherjee
Painting: Archisha Banerjee
Short Story: Archisha Banerjee
Painting: Arpan Das
Painting: Upala Bhowmik
Front Cover: Koyel Sengupta
Back Cover: Kuheli Chakraborty

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ধমত প্রেীপ িতন্দোপাধোয়

TEACHINGS OF SRI  Poisonous snakes fatally hurt people. But
the snake-charmer handles them as if they
RAMAKRISHNA: GOSPEL OF SRI are no creatures of consequence. More
RAMAKRISHNA, VIVEKANANDA than that, he lets quite a few of them coil,
VEDANTA SOCIETY, CHICAGO creep and writhe about his body. The
senses, likewise, are dependable and
 Sense pleasures are like eczema. There is treacherous too, in the case of ordinary
pleasure in violently scratching it; but the man. But they are ever same and
disease gets aggravated thereby. By subservient to the knower of Atman.
yielding to sense-pleasures mind gets
more entangled in them.  The man given to envy, anger and timidity
never grows in spiritual stature.
 Clay allows itself to be moulded into any
form; but baked clay is no use for this  First attain Godhood and then pursue the
purpose. Mind burnt by profane desires is worldly things. Do not proceed in the
incapable of taking divine moulds. reverse order. If you enter the life in the
world after spiritual attainment, you will
 People who live in localities infested with not have anxieties of the mind.
venomous creatures should always be alert
and mindful of the danger. Even so,  A yogi seated in a Himalayan cave allows
people intent on spiritual growth should his mind to wander on unwanted things.
guard themselves against indulgent senses
tainted with lust and greed.  A cobbler in a corner at the crossing of
several busy roads of a city is absorbed in
mending a shoe, as an act of service. Of
these two, the latter is a better yogi than
the former.

 Be in the world even as a maid-servant
in a rich man’s house. For all intents and
purposes she claims her master’s children
and property as her own. But at the core
of her heart she knows that they do not
belong to her and she remains firm in that
attitude. Seemingly own worldly things;
but have no attachment to them. As the
maid-servant can with ease relinquish her
assumed ownership of the master’s
property, be prepared for separation from
earthly possession.

 A boat may be floating in water, but no
water should be allowed to get into it.

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ধমত  In the world always take the position of
giver. Give everything and look for no
 Man may live in the world, but no worldly return. Give love, give help, give service,
desire ought to take possession of him. give any little thing you can, but keep out
barter. Make no conditions and none will
 If the word “Gita” be rapidly repeated it be imposed. Let us give out of our own
would sound “Tagi, Tagi...”. And Tagi is bounty, just as God gives to us. The Lord
a modification of the word Tyagi--the is the only giver; all men in the world are
man of renunciation. Renunciation of the shopkeepers. Get His check and it will be
phenomenal existence is the gist of the honored everywhere. God is the
Gita. inexplicable, irrepressible essence of
love—to be known but never defined.
 The vulture soars high up in the sky. But
its eyes are always on the carrion and  Be brave and be sincere; then follow any
carcass below on earth. However much path with devotion and you must reach
one may be learned in the Vedas, as long the Lord. Lay hold of one link of the
as one’s eyes are fixed on sense-pleasures chain, and the whole chain must come by
one acts like a vulture. Spiritual degrees. Water the roots of the tree—that
enlightenment is not for the one given to is, reach the Lord!—and the whole tree is
lust and greed. watered. Getting the Lord, we get all.

TEACHINGS OF SWAMI  Extreme love of God is Bhakti; and this
love is the real immortality, getting which
VIVEKANANDA: INSPIRED TALKS, a man becomes perfectly satisfied,
RAMAKRISHNA, VIVEKANANDA sorrows for no loss, and is never jealous;
CENTER, N.Y. knowing which a man becomes mad.

 My master used to say: “This world is a
huge lunatic asylum where all men are
mad—some after money, some after
women, some after name or fame, and a
few after God. I prefer to be mad after
God. God is the philosophers’ stone that
turn us into gold in an instant: the form
remains, but the nature is changed; the
human form remains, but no more we can
hurt or sin”.

 “Bhakti cannot be used to fulfil any
desires, itself being check to all desires”.
Narada gives these as the signs of love:
“When all thoughts, all words, and all
deeds are given up to the Lord, and the

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ধমত a lonely place with tears in your eyes. He
will remove all dirt and sorrow from your
least forgetfulness of God makes one mind and will make you understand
intensely miserable, then love has begun”. everything.
 ‘Love is higher than works, than yoga,
than knowledge”.  Always discriminate. Try to realize that
the outside object which is attracting your
HOLY MOTHER TEACHINGS: mind is impermanent and turn your
attention to God.
FLASHES OF HOLY MOTHER,
ADVAITA ASRAMA, INDIA  Always try to do the Lord’s work and at
the same time try to practice japa and
 It is essential to perform spiritual practices meditation. If you do such work, your
in a secluded place. When the plant is mind will not be obsessed with evil
young, fencing is necessary, but when it thoughts. If you sit alone idly, all sorts of
grows big, the cattle cannot do any harm; thoughts may come and disturb your
so after some years of meditation when mind.
the mind is formed, you can remain
anywhere and can mix with any person  You are fortunate, as you have got this
and the mind will not be affected. human body. Pray to the Lord as much as
you can. You must labor hard. It is
 When the desire arises in the mind to difficult to attain anything without labor.
know anything, then pray to Him alone in Some time must be daily set apart for
prayer and spiritual practices, even
though one is in the midst of worldly
activities.

 The conjunction of the day and the night
is the most auspicious time for calling on
God. The mind remains pure at this time.

 The Mantra purifies the body. Man
becomes pure by repeating the name of
God. So repeat HIS NAME ALWAYS.

 If you do good action, that will counteract
your past evil actions. Past sins can be
counteracted by meditation, japa and
spiritual thought.

 The mind is like a mad elephant. It rushes
with the wind. That is why one
must distinguish between good and evil
and work hard for the sake of God.

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দিিোেী দসে

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কবিো 7 শ্যামলী েন্দী

প্রেোশা

িূেতা আতসে দসাোর দভলায়,
স্বেতাকাতশ,

িূেতা আতসে আকাশ েীল
বশবশর দছাোঁয়া ঘাতস ঘাতস।

িূেতা আতসে শরৎ দিলায়
বশউবল ফুতলর মালা েতল,

দিিীর দছাোঁয়া মতের দকাতল,
ঘুম ভাঙ্গাতো স্বপ্ন দিাতল।
িূেতা আতসে হাওয়ায় হাওয়ায়,
রুতপার দছাোঁয়া কাতশর িতে,
ষড়বরপু অসুর হে
িশতাবিদ্ধ িূেতা হাতে।
দসাোর দকশর ক্রূদ্ধ বসংহ
রুদ্রােীর পাতয়র েলায়,
িূেতা আতসে দমঘ শুভ্র
দসৌভাতেের দসাোর দভলায়।
একিা িছর িতস আবছ,
েীিূেতার আতশ,
ফুতলর মালা িরে ডালা
আেমেীর িাদ্দী িাত

োোঁবর প্রেোতশ।

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ভ্রমেকাবহেী পবরতোষ িাস

A TREK ALONG JOHNSTON My extra eagerness to get onto Bow Valley

CANYON Parkway was not because the previous three
days of our trip in the Banff area were
In the morning of the fourth day of our anywhere close to dull or unexciting. On the
contrary, the weather was reasonably nice and
recent vacation in Canadian Rockies, I could we had a terrific time sight-seeing. We took a
hardly wait to hop into our car and begin our Gondola ride to the peak of the Sulfur
drive along Bow Valley Parkway (Highway Mountain that gave us a panoramic view of
1A) – the famous 32-mile wilderness corridor the surrounding mountains glistening in the
between the town of Banff and the village of morning sun, enjoyed an afternoon boat
Lake Louise. Running parallel to the Trans cruise over the emerald waters of Lake
Canadian Highway 1, this secondary narrow Minnewanka (meaning “Water of the
and winding route is known to offer Spirits”), hung around the Surprise Corner
opportunities to watch wildlife such as tracing visually from high above the
wolves, cougars, elks and bears in their natural meandering trajectory of beautiful Bow river,
habitat and to stop at numerous scenic and had a lazy ride one afternoon along the
pullouts and viewpoints with interpretative shores of the Vermillion Lakes to view the
displays. In preparation for our trip, as I read stunning reflection of Mount Rundle rippling
more and more about the natural and
historical heritage of the Parkway, the more
intriguing it kept on to be. In particular, the
natural wonder that drew my attention most
was the Johnston Canyon along with two
waterfalls and the creek under the same name.

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ভ্রমেকাবহেী tardy people. (We should however mention
that the God of the forest seemed to be aware
on their surface. We were so fascinated by the of our frustration; a few days later on our way
majestic Bow Falls that we visited it more to Jasper Park, we were presented with the
than once. We even made an impromptu thrilling sight of a cute bear appearing
detour to stop by the lesser known Johnson unexpectedly in front our car in the middle of
Lake and found it so relaxing and peaceful the road on Highway 93A!)
that we spent over an hour there watching a
trio of ducks swimming aimlessly on the While the aspen forest, wild flowers, and
emerald water against a beautiful backdrop of
mountains. greenery on both sides of the Parkway were
sheer delight to enjoy, what caught our
We were advised that early morning would attention as a contrast was the portion known
as Flames of Life – Prescribed Burn. In this
give us the best chance to encounter wildlife ~3-mile portion of the forest, controlled fires
on Bow Valley Parkway. Unfortunately, the were set in 1993 to stimulate plant growth and
earliest we could be at the Parkway entrance support natural animal habitats. The result is
was about 9 AM. Still, we thought we might now a beautiful mixture of green and brown
sight a bear or wolf, as the portion of the that apparently signify life and death
Parkway we were in after the eastern entrance coexisting.
travels through a vital part of the park (called
montane) known to provide habitat for large After driving about 10 miles from the point
carnivores. To our great dismay, in spite of
remaining watchful, we could not spot any of of entrance, we got the glimpse of the sign of
the prominent wildlife. Nor did we see a car our main attraction, the Johnston Canyon.
or bus pulled to the roadside with its Formed as a result of relentless erosion by
passengers shooting pictures of a wild animal. rushing water over 8000 years, this is a large
Obviously, bears don’t bear any sympathy for

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ভ্রমেকাবহেী Catwalk at Johnston Canyon

canyon through which Johnston Creek flows have been constructed and attached to the
and approaches the Bow River. The creek has canyon walls with well-placed lookouts that
made its way through the limestone rock to provide superb views of the golden canyon
form steep and high canyon walls as well as and the bright-blue creek below, and
numerous pools, tunnels, and waterfalls. It wonderful photo opportunities. There is even
totals 247 feet in height spread out over a a tunnel in the cliff that adds to the
length of over 1 mile. Among the latter, the uniqueness of the hike.
two most talked-about ones are the Lower
Waterfalls, a relatively easy ½-mile stroll of 20 It was already late in the morning. However,
minutes (one way) with an elevation gain of
100 feet and the Upper Falls located at an our worry that we would have hard time
additional distance of 1 mile with an elevation finding a place to park our car turned out to
gain of 400 feet. The hiking trail winds its way be false, as the parking lot was still sparsely
through the canyon cascading down seven
sets of falls and leads eventually to a meadow
within the Johnston Valley above the canyon.
The meadow harbors six blue-green spring-
fed pools, known as the Ink Pots. The trail
from the upper falls to the Ink Pots becomes
gradually narrow and covers a distance of over
3 miles with hiking time of about 1 hour.

The initial part of the trail is a well-

maintained walkway with safety rails and
bridges, while the last part is natural and
rugged. Interesting steel catwalks with railings

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ভ্রমেকাবহেী that seemed totally indifferent to the tourists,
and another time to wonder why a strangely
occupied. That was a welcome sign that the twisted tree chose to be a black sheep among
trail was not too crowded yet. Without a family of straight-up ones. Sometimes I
wasting time, we stocked or backpack with scanned the creek and its banks for dippers
snacks and bottled water, picked our hiking (water ouzels) – the solitary, grey birds, as I
sticks, crossed a footbridge and proceeded to read in an article, that could be seen bouncing
the trailhead where the trail began up and down on streamside rocks. I could
immediately with a gradual ascent. Initially, not spot any, however. As we walked high
the uphill walking was no stress, as the beauty above the water on the catwalk savoring the
of the golden canyon walls topped with tall sights and remaining careful that we didn’t
evergreen trees and the turquoise water of bump into someone passing by, we were
creek below kept as captivated. We took lulled by the soothing sound of the babbling
breaks lavishly, often to take pictures, once to creek punctuated by the occasional muted
watch a few golden-mantled ground squirrels murmur of the many little falls echoing off the
canyon walls.
Tree that took wrong turns
After our leisurely walk over about half an

hour, we reached the viewing area of the
Lower Falls. There were a couple of ways the
Falls could be viewed, namely, from a high
overlook, from a lower footbridge across the
creek for a full frontal scene, and by taking a
few steps through a short rock tunnel the
other end of which gave us an in-your-face
look at the main plunge of the Falls. While

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ভ্রমেকাবহেীLower Johnston Falls to continue the trek or not, as our legs
were already feeling tired. We would never
standing on the bridge and watching the know what got into our head; we chose not
enormous thundering cataract and its 49-feet to chicken out.
double tiered drop into an incredible deep-
blue pool, we experienced a thrill that would If I say that the 1-mile trek between the
probably be never surpassed.
Lower and the Upper Falls was tiring, that
It appeared that most of the visitors to would be an understatement. However, our
fatigue was mostly offset by the natural fresh
Johnston Canyon use the Lower Waterfalls scents of the woods, sounds of running water
as the turnaround point – which makes in the creek that ran parallel to a good part of
sense when one considers the fact that the the trail, and frequent views of many falls
rest of the trail leading to the Upper Falls is (e.g., Tunnel, Stella, and Cavern) along the
pretty rugged, with a considerably higher way that we used as excuse for frequent stops
ascent. For us also, it was a decision time for rest. Also, the cool weather and the shades
of trees were helpful, as well as the
encouraging words of a returning traveler who
said that we wouldn’t be disappointed.

After we reached the viewing area of the

Upper Falls, we realized it was truly worth the
effort to get there. The Upper Falls are a giant
98-feet horsetail leaping into a deep pool.
The area offers a lower catwalk to the middle
of the creek that sits right above the surface
of the water as well as a high viewpoint on

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ভ্রমেকাবহেী point was about to give up. Also, there was an
option to continue along the tails for another
top of the cliff over the falls. The catwalk mile or two to reach a meadow at Johnston
took us face-to-face with a stretch of colorful Valley that houses six emerald colored mineral
walls decorated by algae and their byproducts. springs (Ink Pots) bubbling to the surface.
However, we thought it would be a good idea
Upper Johnston Falls to stick to the old adage:

It ended with the magnificent frontal view of Discretion is the better part of valor.
the falls. Unfortunately, the space was too
constrained and, with a crowd of visitors Besides, when we queried a visibly exhausted
waiting, did not allow anyone to stop and traveler hiking back from the Ink Pots, her
stare to savor the beauty of the falls. It was short answer was: Not worth the effort.
hard to imagine how a kayaker careened over --------------------------------
the Upper Falls some years ago and made the Acknowledgement: The pictures included in
Guinness book of records. this write-up were taken by Ms. Kabita Das.

We chose not to continue going uphill to the

top of the Upper Waterfall as our legs at this

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োৎপেত মবল োঙ্গুলী

Devi Durga and the color red Mahishasuramardhini form of Durga

Durga is associated with red. She is The Devi Durga, in Her form

depicted as wearing a red saree. Red is the as Mahishasuramardhini, is the destroyer
color of dynamism – the ‘moving’ of Mahisha. The word Mahisha means buffalo
energy. You may be trained and skilled, but if which is a symbol of laziness, lethargy, and
you are not able to move things, people, and inertia. These are the qualities which impede
efforts in unison, then the results are delayed, the spiritual and material progress of an
and you can’t be effective. When you pray individual. The Devi is a storehouse of positive
to Durga, she brings forth dynamism in you to energy and any trace of laziness or inertia
make things move. dissolves in her very presence.
Durga is also referred to as ‘Jaya Durga’ or the
one who brings victory. -----------------------------------

The Nav Durga Acknowledgement: Taken from the Art of
living website (navratri.artofliving.org)
The Nav Durga are the nine aspects of

the Durga Shakti which act like a shield to
ward off all negativities. When you have
obstacles or mental blocks, just remembering
these qualities of theDevi can remove your
mental blocks. For people suffering from
anxiety, self-doubt, fear, simply chanting the
names of the Devi can elevate your
consciousness and make you more centered,
courageous and composed.

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কবিোগুে িঞ্চলা পাল

দসতকতল আপে

মতে পতড় মাধিীলো? ওই দে অশীবেপর মূরবে খাবে
দছািতিলার পূত ার সা ? োতর লাতে িতড়াই আপে
িতড়া িতড়া ছাপার ফ্রক -
েলায় হতো কুোবঁ ির ভাোঁ বক বক ো ীিতে কতরতছে পালে!
বছল দুবি ফুিফুতি সন্তােও -
মাোয় োঢ় লাল-দোলাবপ বফো
োকতো োতে ফুল করা কাতলর বেয়তম দিতড়তছ ওরা -
মুতখতে বহমােী দো - বশতখতছ বেত তির েতড় েুলতে,
মূরবে খাবে স েতে দপতল বছল দে -
আর পাতয়তে আলো পড়া!! আ দস খুবশ, দিতখ ওতির িড় হতে!!
ধিধতি বসোঁবের মাতে লাতলর দছাোঁয়া
দসরা পািেত িাোঁিপাড়া বিপ্ দশাবভতছ ভাতল,
দফাকোঁ লা মুতখ ও হাবসর িাহার -
িাতরা মাতস দেতরা পািতে াবে আহা সুন্দর আর কতর িতল!!
েিু বিে গুবে মাস গুবে ওই দে অশীবেপর মূরবে খাবে
েেতে ওড়াও ওোঁর বিিায় দকেে
শরতের আকাশ দিবখিার েতর হাবসতে খুবশতে আশীষ দকাতরা গ্রহে
আর শুবেিাতর আেমেীর ওই সুরধ্ববে!! দেতে হতি ওই স্থাতে সকতলরই দ তো –

িছরভর কতোো ওলিপালি -
কখেও বিপূল আেন্দ ও দিিো!!
োরই মাতে মাতে পবিকা ঘাবোঁ ি
মা আবসয়া বিতিে বিকই শুদ্ধ দিেো!

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কবিোগুে দসরা ক্ষে

হবে িতড়াবি িছরাতন্ত পািোঁ বি বিতের লাবে,
কে বকছইু ো কবরতে হয় পার।
দছাট্ট একরবি িািা -
িতল িল দিানু িল, েিুও বক ভীষে অতপক্ষা,
পুত ার মণ্ডতপ আমরা- বশিােী আবসতল সি হতি দে িমৎকার!!
দু োতেই োতিা িল?
মহালয়ার প্রভাবে দমলায়
ঘবি েরম আর ফুচ্কা - পতু রা োরীেে সূবি মতে দকমে,
বেত রাই বকতে খাতিা, একই ধারার সা াতে দসত -
িািা মা দিতিো ো াবেস? লাল দপতড় শাবড় আর সাতিবক েহোয়।
োই িুবপ িুবপ সািড়াি!!
িালক, েুিক, িৃতদ্ধরা সি-
দিানু িতল, িািাভাই -ো োতিা ো- ধুবে পািািী আর আিকাে েতল
িািা িতল, িূর দিাকা - পাতয় পা বমবলতয় আিাহেী োতে
ভয় বক? আবম আবছ ো? পাড়া হতে পাড়া িতল ছতন্দ োতল

আতরা আতছ, ফািাতিা কাবল পট্কা!! সপ্তা দশতষ আবসতি দিাধে দিলা!
হতি প্রবেতোবেোর ছড়াছবড়
দছাট্ট একরবি িািা- কখতো ছড়া, কখতো আলপো,
িতল িল দিানু িল আিার শঙ্খ ও হুলুধ্ববের!!
মানুষ িতলতছ কতো
দিখবি িল দক িল। িাবরবিতক শুধু খুবশর দকালাহল!
োল েল্প আড্ডা মসকরায়

পািোঁ বি বিে িতল মবলেো বিহীে,
এে মধুর ক্ষে, পাইো দো আর দকাতো বকছরু বিবেময়!

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দছািেল্প সন্দীপ দসে

LETTING GO the one on drugs (laughs at his own smart

Denial comment).

F: (Frustrated, hardly able to contain her L: That can't be!

emotions, stumbling over her words) F: (to K) Not talking to you; (to L) I heard it
Unbelievable, inexplicable, ridiculous, height all right! They are planning to move to
of irrationality, .... California!

M: Calm down, calm down, what happened? Y: (joining the conversation) What's the
commotion about?
F: I cannot believe this. Have they lost their
mind? Does senility kick in when you are 50!! L: K thought she heard that the S's are
moving, to California!
L: What are you talking about? You are not
making any sense. Y: Yeah right, and I am going to Mars! I am
thirsty, need a drink, K can you pour me some
K: Oh, she is just being her melodramatic self water please.
as usual! Ignore her!
K: At least someone agrees that F is a "drama
L: Why do you two fight all the time? queen".

M: That's what siblings do. Anyway, what's F: And you are the "class clown"!
the matter F?
K: Take it back, or I will pour this water on
F: I still cannot believe what I heard. I think your stupid head!
they were on drugs or something: it just
makes no sense. F: I dare you, I will raise such a stink, you will
regret it for the rest of your sorry life!
K: Will you stop babbling?
M: Calm down guys! You are getting all riled
M: Ok, calm down and just say what upsets up about nothing; ok I will see the S's tonight
you. and I will find out. Now, let's all settle down,
shall we! I think you may have misheard.
F: They are thinking about MOVING?! Yes, we all know that DS have been longing
to move to California and now that the kid is
M: "They" who?! all grown up and settling there, she is even
more adamant. But, we also know that their
F: The S's, who else?! finances are limited, and SS is too rational to

K: Yeah right (rolls his eyes); may be you are

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দছািেল্প of the time. And why do you care? You
hardly spend any time with the S's, so it
let emotions overrule financial reality. doesn’t matter to you if they are here or if
they move.
Y: And they just simply cannot live without
us! L: Not true! Take it back, I played with OS
the most when he was young, and they prefer
K: Or leave us here! There, it is settled: "They hanging out with me more than any one of
are NOT moving. Period!" you when they are in cultured company!

Anger F: Just because you have a little more polish,
you think you are better than all of us! You
(Later that night; M calls the group together) snob. Remember, the S's like to spend time
with us when no one else is around; so we are
M: Guys, it is not a rumor anymore, F their close friends; you are just a close
acquaintance at best!
heard it right; the S's are serious about the
move! Though it might not happen M: Will you guys stop fighting? I simple
immediately, they are actively working on a don't get what is going on?
plan to move!
Y: What's going on?
F: Thank you; now will you guys take me a
little more seriously? Just because I watch a L: Can you be on time for a change?
little too much soap opera doesn’t mean I am
overly melodramatic or make up breakup Y: Remember, you guys live closer to each
stories just to grab attention! other than I do! ...

K: I don't believe this! I just don't believe L: M just confirmed what F was saying earlier:
this! Have they lost their mind?! This makes the S's ARE moving!
NO sense! What are they thinking?!
Y: ... and sometimes you forget to call me.
F: Who is being melodramatic now? And Wait, what? What did you say?
don't copy that little kid on YouTube!
M: The S's are moving, to California, ...., soon!
K: If you can copy your favorite cartoon
character lines, I can copy whoever I like too! Y: Are you serious? Moving? Soon??
This is "freedom of speech".
K: Soon! F didn’t say soon?
L: Sounds like "freedom to violate copyright"
to me ;) L: How do you know?

K: Better than being the silent observer most M: I heard it all? The options they are

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দছািেল্প K: Desperate times call for desperate
measures. You be ice cool if it suits you, they
considering; their preferences, ... will hear it as it is from me: this is stupidity!

K: (trying to joke) But how are they going to F: I hate to say this, but I agree: this is plain
afford it?
and simple stupidity! Not to say, both
M: OS is going to pitch in? financial and social suicide.

L: But what about their jobs. M: And we cannot let them do that. We will
put a stop to this, period!
M: DS can easily get one there.
Bargaining
K: But SS! Has he lost his mind?
(A week later)
M: He plans to commute!
M: Guys, the S's are cruising ahead on
Y: You must be kidding?!
their plan. We need to put our heads together
M: Nope. ...

K: He HAS lost his mind! We will beat some K: And find a way to throw a monkey
sense back to his fat head! wrench in their wheels!

F: We all need to give them a piece of our L: But what can we do if they have made up
mind! They need to be brought back to their their minds?
senses, if necessary through some good, old-
fashioned verbal spanking! Y: We cannot force them to stay against their
wishes?
M: For once you two are on the same team!
F: May be we can remind them how good
K: We are on the same team?! they have it here?

F: Neverrrr ... K: They have all of us! Well, they can do
without F.
K: It was my idea, she is a copycat!
F: May be they are moving because of you?!
F: No, you are the imposter.
M: Guys, stop it. We have to focus on the job
Y: Will you guys stop cribbing and focus on at hand.
the task at hand?! How do we put an end to
this insanity?

L: Yes, we need to address the situation
rationally.

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দছািেল্প granted over the last twenty plus years.

L: But what can we do? L: What are we going to do?

Y: May be each one us can let them know Y: I am depressed; I need a hug!
separately how much they mean to us ...
M: I think we all need a hug. I just cannot
M: And how much we love them. imagine life without the S's!

F: They are our best friends. F: I feel like crying.

K: We cannot imagine our lives without K: You are a cry baby. I think I need a
them!
looooong nap!
L: I think we can make them see how good
they have it here. F: It’s better for everyone if you go into
hibernation!
M: I know what we should do! We should
throw them a party! Y: Can you guys stop bickering for once? We
have other problems weighing on our minds!
L: That's a great idea! We should deck things
up! L: I will move with them.

K: I can cook some of their favorite dishes. K: No you won't!

Y: I can get some of their favorite fresh fruits! L: Why not?

F: And we will make sure the ambience makes Y: Because, ..., because you just can't move; at
them feel "right at home"! least move without us! If possible, we should
all move with them!
M: All right then, a party it is, and that will
settle it, for good, .... I hope! M: No, we can't do that. We have to let go!

Depression F: You are right; we have to learn to live
without them.
(A month later)
K: I hate it when you are right like this.
M: It is all over now: they are moving!
M: I hope it will work out.
K: Yup, that's the end of the world for me :(
K: No, it will not.
F: You "drama king"! But it does feel like we
are losing everything we have taken for F: May be for them, not for us!

L: I can't take this anymore.

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দছািেল্প K: And preparing those breakfasts, and lunch,
and dinner, and snacks ....
Y: I think I need to lose myself with nature to
tide over this, if that is even possible. F: And all those parties, and practices for our
community events
M: I wish things did not turn out this way, I
wish we can change everything, I wish this Y: The games we played outdoors and the
was not the end of us as we have come to trees and flowers (though they never liked
know. I wish! maintaining the lawn much ;) )!

Acceptance M: It has been a lifetime of togetherness, and
seeing the kid grow up into a young adult
(Several seasons later) amidst us! Well, let's not get all emotional!

Y: Guys, they are about to leave. L: Yes, they have a heavy heart ...

M: Well, the day we had dreaded about has F: And the unfallen tears they are holding
arrived! But we wish them our very best! back ...

L: Let's all go out and give them a warm K: And the longing in their parting touch ...
farewell!
Y: And the last stroll they took with us ...
K: I have helped prepare something for them
to take on the road and enjoy for the days M: Once you are part of the family, you will
ahead! always be part of it!

F: I feel empty, but have packed the last And as the S's opened the doors to get
things with them, as have you all.
into their car, to drive off to distant
M: Yes, we are in this all together. California, to make it their new home, they
knew that this house, their first one, and the
Y: And we will always be together! As a unit, only one to date their son has learned to call
as an inseparable family. home, would not only stay with them forever,
but also that they are leaving a part of their
F: They may be leaving, but we will cherish own selves here, that they will forever be
the intimate time we have spent together over emotionally connected and be dependent on
the last two decades and more! this most intimate sanctuary where they can
and will always find solace and peace when
L: And all those events we lived through and life becomes unbearable. And as they rued
the ups and downs in their lives that we have
been witness to!

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their decision to leave, overwhelmed by the
rising tides of emotion engulfing their senses,
the House reciprocated their sentiments,
thought for thought, feeling for feeling,
emotion for emotion. And the Kitchen and
the Family room, the Living room, the Master
bedroom, and the Yard held hands and raised
them high, both to waive Goodbye and to let
them know that they will always be in their
thoughts and dreams, and will watch over
them, albeit from a distance, and whenever
they think of the House, they will feel at
home. For you can physically leave your first
home for California, but it will always be your
first and special place and even though the
twain may not meet again, they shall always be
together!

অঙ্কে

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রেে দকাতয়ল দসেগুপ্ত

Chicken Jal-Frezi with Bone 5. Add chopped tomatoes and cook for
5 mins.
Ingredients:
 1kg chicken – 1 to 8 pieces 6. Add mustard paste and peppers and
 1 ½ kg sliced onion mix well. Sauce must be thick and not
 ½ table spoon finely chopped garlic burned so add 1 tea-spoon water at a
 ½ table spoon finely chopped ginger time when needed.
 1 t-spoon mustard paste
 3-4 green chilies 7. When chicken is cooked and gravy is
 2 tomatoes – deseeded and diced thick enough add chopped coriander
 1 red & 1 green bell pepper – leaf and sugar (optional).
deseeded and sliced
 ½ t-spoon coriander powder 8. Give a good stir and remove from
 ½ t-spoon cumin powder heat.
 ½ t-spoon black pepper powder
 1 t-spoon turmeric powder 9. Enjoy your Chicken Jal-Frezi with hot
 2 table spoon chopped coriander leaf rice/chapatti/nun.
 1 t-spoon sugar – optional
 2/3 cup oil
 Salt to taste

Method of preparation:
1. Take a large pan, heat oil.
2. Add onion, fry for 2-3 mins until
onion is transparent and slightly
brown
3. Add coriander, cumin and turmeric
and fry for 1 min
4. Add chicken pieces with ginger, garlic,
black pepper and 1 t-spoon salt. Fry
for 15mins or till chicken is half done.
If needed add 1 t-spoon water at a
time to keep spices from burning.

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সুখস্মৃবে "বেন্নীমা দুুঃখ বিতল শ্যামলী েন্দী
আ তক সকাতল,
পরু তো িাড়ী বকন্তু, িাে কতর ামা দছতড় বিবক িাধোঁ া ঘিক ঘিবক

আমাতির মািার আতস দরা বিতকল দিলা িসতিা োবপে, িাউতল।
দভাতর, দোমার পাতশ,
কো িতল, ল ঢাতল - দছাট্ট দমতয় উিতে িা ছাতে িতস
ঐ বসতেমা হতল,
কো িতল, োিোঁ া দমতর দমতর। োহতল?" দিখতো আর ভািতো
আশা োওয়ার পেিা আপে মতে !!
বছল, বছল আলািা, "ওতর দপাড়ারমুতখা দোর মস্তিড়
দছাোঁয়া ছবুোঁ য় হতিো িতি, কো, দক াতে পুরতো িাড়ীর

কা বছল সাধা। াবেস দো সর্ব্তসময় - এসি িলে, আ আতছ োবক?
মািার 'হবর' বছল, কাত র দিড়া িূতর দরতখ
সািামািা দলাক, িহু িহু িহু িছর পার,
'মা' িতল িাকুমাতক, োকবি আমার ছায়ায়।
মাতে মাতে, বিতো দ ার ধমক। দেমে আমার বরতসাওলা, এখে োর স্বপ্ন শুধু দিবখ।
"ও হবর অতো দ াতর িুবড়ওলা, শাবড় শালওয়ালা আতস,
োোঁিা মাবরস ো, এক সাতরতে খুবকরমা, েঙ্গামবে ---------------------
োতয় দে বছোঁতি লাতে োপবেেী
প্রায় ২০০ িছতরর িাড়ী আতছ
দসিা াবেস ো? িা পােওলা রক্ষা কতর সঙ্গতির আমাতির। শ্যাওলাধরা পুতরাতো
আবিতক িসতিা িতল সকাল বিতকল সাোঁতে। " িাড়ী, আর িাকুমা - কাশীস্বরী দঘাষ
কাপড় দছতড়বছ, বছতলে িািার োিাইমা - সবেে
আর দোর ল বছোঁতি দখতয় এরকম িাবড়ভরা কে তের দমলা সবেেই 'বেন্নীমা'। দিিোরায়ে
িাড়ীর উতিাতে - দিতির িাড়ীর দমতয় হতয়ও কাি
িাে করতে োবে। " কািা, ঘুোঁতি দিওয়া দেতক আসে
বভড় করতো ডালওলা িাসেওলা - োলতি দিাো সিই করতে পারতেে।
সময় দপতলই িাধোঁ া বরতসাওলাতক
বেতয় সারা দকালকাো একা একা
ঘুতর দিড়াতেে। িারপাতশর সাধারে
দলাক ে বছল ওোর দছতলতমতয়র
িল। বেত র একমাি দছতল মারা
োিার পর আতরা িাইতরর েেতক
কাতছ দিতে বেতয় বছতলে।

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দছািেল্প বমোবল মুখা তী

LIZZY with me with a very scared and almost
paralyzed look. I try to coax her to come
When you think of summer the image of down and take care of little sister who is still
screaming her lungs out. I am more scared
beautiful sunny weather and flowers adorning one of the neighbors will call the cops. I
our garden comes to our mind. The grass is finally came to know that a lizard has either
green and the trees are laden with leaves. It is slithered in to the laundry room or may still
such a treat to see the lushness. Past few years be in the garage.
it also makes me immediately think of this
“nuisance’ which plays havoc in our house That sets me into motion. No way do I
and disrupts peace.
want this lizard inside my house. I take up a
Couple of years back was our first stick and broom and I am stomping around
the laundry room. looking under cabinets,
encounter with Lizzy. Well, lizzy is not a making a noise with the stick hoping I can get
sweet little girl but slinky garden lizard who is it out from its hiding position. Amidst all
brown with golden stripes. During summer these commotions suddenly the door opens
vacation we are always going in and out and my husband walks in. Well, it seems our
numerous times for various extracurricular older daughter called him as she came in but
activities. One such day I had just pulled into was crying and blabbering and he knew
the garage and both of my girls start heading something was wrong and got so worried that
inside while I am still gathering my stuff. thinking the worst he rushed home. Anyway
Suddenly I hear this loud wail and scared cry then we team up to find the fiend but finally
and all I see is my younger daughter just run give up thinking the lizard must have just
out to the driveway crying incessantly and been in the Garage and slithered out.
speaking incoherently where all I can make
out is something which looks almost like a There was this other time when we had
crocodile is trying to slide into our laundry
room. I am aghast that ‘Is she hallucinating ‘? invited friends over and the lizard tries to
We after all live in Oklahoma and not Florida. creep in through the front door as our guest
I am trying to calm her down to no avail but I tries to get some stuff from her car. None
know I need to come to the bottom of this so other than the younger one again spies Lizzie
I go towards the door and see nothing. I am and sets everyone into motion. My husband is
trying to call out to my older daughter who by out with a shovel running around trying to get
this time has disappeared. I finally get a faint this thing out while our other guests are
response from her as she looks down walking in. What a sight???

This year again it seems while one of the

girls is trying to get mail it slithered over her

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feet leaving her to do the wriggly merry jig
and passing neighbors would have wondered
what is wrong.

I breathe a sigh of relief as the weather gets

cooler and just hope this ‘lizzy’ moves on to
some other home. I must say it gives us plenty
to laugh about when the drama is over.

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দছাট্টেল্প অবিতশা িোো ীত

Salman

Today, an unexpected guest arrived at my Just in case you were wondering who Salman
is here is a picture…..
house. Many of you have heard of his
name….Salman ! So I woke up the next
morning and gave Salman some breakfast.
Then I cleaned his room. We both jammed
out to some music and then suddenly I heard
a grumble. I look at the time and it is
12:45p.m. Time to eat some lunch. I give
Salman some lunch and I got some for
myself. After lunch we both watched a movie.
We watched Dabangg. That’s one of his
favorites. Once the movie was finished I had a
snack because Salman Khan didn’t want a
snack. A little bit later it was dinner time. My
mom had made biryani for dinner. We gave
Salman Khan some food and then, after a
little bit we turned the lights off and Salman
Khan was fast asleep. Thank You for reading
this article.

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